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Johan van der Vlag

Johan van der Vlag

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
16185
World Ranking
4655
National Ranking
109

Johan van der Vlag publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan van der Vlag sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Johan van der Vlag D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan van der Vlag sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Johan van der Vlag is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses primarily on nephrology, immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers various specialized topics including:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Complement system in diseases

Johan van der Vlag has published papers in a range of journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Several notable papers by the scientist include:

  • Patients with COVID-19: in the dark-NETs of neutrophils, 2021, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Beneficial non-anticoagulant mechanisms underlying heparin treatment of COVID-19 patients, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • Increased Plasma Heparanase Activity in COVID-19 Patients, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Glomerular Endothelial Cells as Instigators of Glomerular Sclerotic Diseases, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Podocyte Injury in Diabetic Kidney Disease in Mouse Models Involves TRPC6-mediated Calpain Activation Impairing Autophagy, 2023, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Frequently collaborating with others, Johan van der Vlag has co-authored multiple works with Cansu Yanginlar, Tom Nijenhuis, Jack F.M. Wetzels, Luuk B. Hilbrands, and Bart Smeets. These collaborations indicate a strong network within the nephrology and immunology research communities.

Best Publications

  • To NET or not to NET:current opinions and state of the science regarding the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps

    Sebastian Boeltz;Poorya Amini;Hans Joachim Anders;Felipe Andrade

  • Asymmetry in histone H3 variants and lysine methylation between paternal and maternal chromatin of the early mouse zygote.

    Godfried W. van der Heijden;Jürgen W. Dieker;Alwin A.H.A. Derijck;Sylviane Muller

  • C3 glomerulopathy — understanding a rare complement-driven renal disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Gerald B. Appel;Anna M. Blom;H. Terence Cook

  • Molecular determinants of nucleosome retention at CpG-rich sequences in mouse spermatozoa

    Serap Erkek;Mizue Hisano;Ching-Yeu Liang;Ching-Yeu Liang;Mark Gill

  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Dense Deposit Disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Jessy Alexander;Paul N. Barlow;Marina Botto

  • Apoptosis in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

    L.E. Munoz;C.C.A.W. van Bavel;S. Franz;J.H.M. Berden

  • Patients with COVID-19: in the dark-NETs of neutrophils.

    Maximilian Ackermann;Hans Joachim Anders;Rostyslav Bilyy;Gary L. Bowlin

  • Characterization of Interactions between the Mammalian Polycomb-Group Proteins Enx1/EZH2 and EED Suggests the Existence of Different Mammalian Polycomb-Group Protein Complexes

    Richard G. A. B. Sewalt;Johan van der Vlag;Marco J. Gunster;Karien M. Hamer

  • Sialic acid blockade suppresses tumor growth by enhancing T cell-mediated tumor immunity

    Christian Büll;Thomas J Boltje;Natasja Balneger;Sarah M Weischer

  • Chromosome-wide nucleosome replacement and H3.3 incorporation during mammalian meiotic sex chromosome inactivation.

    Godfried W van der Heijden;Alwin A H A Derijck;Eszter Pósfai;Maud Giele;Maud Giele

  • Angiotensin II Contributes to Podocyte Injury by Increasing TRPC6 Expression via an NFAT-Mediated Positive Feedback Signaling Pathway

    Tom Nijenhuis;Alexis J. Sloan;Joost G.J. Hoenderop;Jan Flesche

  • Proximal tubular cells contain a phenotypically distinct, scattered cell population involved in tubular regeneration

    Bart Smeets;Bart Smeets;Peter Boor;Peter Boor;Henry Dijkman;Shagun V Sharma

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Drive Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition.

    Elmar Pieterse;Nils Rother;Marjolein Garsen;Julia M Hofstra

  • RING1 Is Associated with the Polycomb Group Protein Complex and Acts as a Transcriptional Repressor

    D. P. E. Satijn;M. J. Gunster;J. Van Der Vlag;K. M. Hamer

  • In vivo HP1 targeting causes large-scale chromatin condensation and enhanced histone lysine methylation.

    Pernette J. Verschure;Ineke van der Kraan;Wim de Leeuw;Johan van der Vlag

  • Transmission of modified nucleosomes from the mouse male germline to the zygote and subsequent remodeling of paternal chromatin.

    G.W. van der Heijden;A.A.H.A. Derijck;L. Ramos;M. Giele

  • Heparanase Is Essential for the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy in Mice

    Natali Gil;Rachel Goldberg;Tzahi Neuman;Marjolein Garsen

  • Sperm-derived histones contribute to zygotic chromatin in humans.

    Godfried W van der Heijden;Godfried W van der Heijden;Liliana Ramos;Esther B Baart;Esther B Baart;Ilse M van den Berg

  • Disruption of Glomerular Basement Membrane Charge through Podocyte-Specific Mutation of Agrin Does Not Alter Glomerular Permselectivity

    Scott J. Harvey;George Jarad;Jeanette Cunningham;Angelique L. Rops

  • Glomerular apoptotic nucleosomes are central target structures for nephritogenic antibodies in human SLE nephritis. Commentary

    C. C. Van Bavel;J. Van Der Vlag;J. H. Berden;M. Kalaaji

Frequent Co-Authors

Ton J. Rabelink
Ton J. Rabelink Leiden University Medical Center
Toin H. van Kuppevelt
Toin H. van Kuppevelt Radboud University
Lambert P. van den Heuvel
Lambert P. van den Heuvel Radboud University
Jack F.M. Wetzels
Jack F.M. Wetzels Radboud University
Joost G. J. Hoenderop
Joost G. J. Hoenderop Radboud University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Martin Herrmann
Martin Herrmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ole Petter Rekvig
Ole Petter Rekvig University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Sylviane Muller
Sylviane Muller University of Strasbourg
Mohamed R. Daha
Mohamed R. Daha Leiden University

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